The purpose of this instrumental, multisite case study is to examine fidelity, adaptation, and differentiation challenges found at Wood Badge, a nationwide Boy Scouts of America training for adult volunteer leaders. Our iterative analysis of more than 900 pages of fieldnotes and 400 pages of documents revealed facilitators often explicitly taught syllabus content during the trainings. Observers noted 119 minor differentiations across trainings, notably involving facilitator delivery methods and the duration and scheduling of training segments. Facilitators observed 16 adaptations, which appeared to be based on external conditions at trainings or facilitator preferences, and just three instances of differentiation. Our analysis of the trainings surfaced key fidelity/adaptation issues like overadherence, conflicting notions of deviation, and the impact of preparation on fidelity. In addition, we identified factors influencing facilitators’ use of adaptation and differentiation. Recommendations for large-scale trainings are made based on the study’s findings.

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“哦，我以为我们会有所不同”：保真度/适应挑战的多焦点、跨学科检查

这个工具性的、多地点的案例研究的目的是检查在 Wood Badge 发现的保真度、适应和差异化挑战，Wood Badge 是美国全国童子军为成年志愿者领袖提供的培训。我们对 900 多页的现场笔记和 400 页的文件进行了反复分析，发现辅导员经常在培训期间明确教授教学大纲内容。观察员注意到培训之间存在 119 处细微差别，特别是涉及辅导员提供方法以及培训环节的持续时间和安排。引导者观察到 16 种适应，这似乎是基于训练时的外部条件或引导者偏好，只有三个差异化实例。我们对培训的分析揭示了关键的保真度/适应问题，例如过度坚持、矛盾的偏差概念、以及准备对保真度的影响。此外，我们确定了影响促进者使用适应和差异化的因素。大规模培训的建议是根据研究结果提出的。